Current Changes Index
Latest Policy and Procedure Changes
Over the course of the year, a range of policy changes, procedure updates and other modifications occur. We want to make everyone aware of these changes on a regular basis, as well as keep an archive of the announcements.
Below is the current year's changes. Pay close attention to the Effective Dates as some policy changes may not go into affect until late 2013 or 2014.
General
Effective Date: January 1, 2013- Modifications to the BCSP ByLaws go into effect
- The Certified Instructional Technologist (CIT) is discontinued -- current CITs will be contacted and presented with new options
Effective Date: December 31, 2013
- Retired Status discontinued -- to return to Active Status, Retired Status holders can reinstate by December 31, 2013 or re-apply
- BCSP will no longer award new Associate Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (AOHST) and Associate Construction Health and Safety Technician (ACHST) designations after December 31, 2013
Eligibility/Application
Effective Date: January 1, 2013- All certificants are required to follow the Universal BCSP Code of Ethics
- If candidates submit documentation of misdemeanor convictions which are more than five (5) years old, BCSP will include that documentation in its consideration of candidate eligibility
- The eligibility period to take the CET examination is one (1) year from the application approval date -- a one (1) year eligibility extension may be purchased for $100 before a candidate's eligibility end date
Effective Date: April 30, 2013
- The CET requires a BCSP-approved SH&E credential and a minimum of 270 delivery hours of training or teaching in any SH&E-related specialty area
Examination
Effective Date: January 15, 2013- The CET examination will be administered via computer-based testing through Pearson VUE testing centers
Effective Date: April 30, 2013 -- December 31, 2013
- As part of a special offer, the CET examination fee will be reduced from $300 to $150 for those candidates who schedule and sit for the examination before December 31, 2013.
Effective Date: July 1, 2013
- CHST and STS examinations will be based on updated CHST and STS blueprints for those who sit for examination after July 1, 2013
Recertification/Renewal
Effective Date: December 1, 2012
- To extend the Recertification cycle, all BCSP certificants must submit a Recertification Extension Request Form and $100 payment
- BCSP Recertification, Category 10, includes the Certified Protection Professional for 10 points, the Registered Professional Geologist for 10 points, the NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health for 5 points, the NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health for 5 points, the Certified General Contractor for 3 points, and the Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork National Certification for 1 point
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
- CET certificants who fail to comply with Recertification may reinstate before the end of the year in which they are invalidated -- reinstatement involves taking and passing the CET examination, paying past renewal fee(s), paying any fees for the upcoming year (if assessed), and paying a $100 reinstatement fee
Reinstatement
Effective Date: January 1, 2013
- CET certificants who wish to reinstate must reinstate before the end of the year in which they are invalidated, pay past renewal fee(s), pay any fees for the upcoming year (if assessed), and a $100 reinstatement fee
